Project Manager

Project Manager Location: Sheffield
Rate: £55 - £60 per hour
Duration: 12 months
Start Date: July 2026
Working Pattern: Onsite

Overview We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead delivery across a complex engineering and R&D portfolio.

You will manage project plans, budgets, reporting, risks, stakeholders, and delivery milestones while coordinating cross-functional technical teams and external partners.

Required Experience • 5+ years' project management experience within engineering, R&D, or technical manufacturing programme environments. This is not an IT Project Manager position.

• Experience managing government-funded programmes and formal stakeholder reporting


• Strong planning, budgeting, and risk management capability


• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills


• Experience coordinating technical teams and multiple project workstreams

Key Responsibilities • Lead projects from initiation through to delivery

• Manage schedules, budgets, risks, issues, and resources


• Coordinate engineering, procurement, and project support activities


• Drive stakeholder engagement and project reporting


• Ensure deliverables meet agreed timelines, quality standards, and technical milestones


• Lead project and consortium meetings


• Escalate delivery risks and issues where required


• Maintain accurate project documentation and reporting


• Qualifications


• Project Management, Science, or Engineering field (or equivalent work experience)


• PMP, PRINCE2 Practitioner, or equivalent certification preferred

Desirable • Technical Manufacturing programme experience

• Experience working with UK Government stakeholders


• Eligibility for security clearance

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